A state trial court

South Carolina Circuit Court

A general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Circuit Court is a general-jurisdiction trial court in South Carolina, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by election by the state legislature, the method South Carolina uses for its judges. This page lists the court's sitting judges, from South Carolina's official judicial directory.

Judges in history

Currently serving

Legislative

Selection

10-yr

Term

Current judges

Judge	Since
Frank R. Addy Jr.	–
Robert J. Bonds	–
Paul M. Burch	–
David P. Caraker Jr.	–
Daniel Coble	–
J. Derham Cole Jr.	–
Benjamin H. Culbertson	–
H. S. DeBerry IV	–
S. B. Doby	–
Marvin H. Dukes III	–
Vernon F. Dunbar	–
Patrick C. Fant III	–
Brian M. Gibbons	–
Diane S. Goodstein	–
David S. Graham	–
Perry H. Gravely	–
R. K. Griffin	–
Eugene C. Griffith Jr.	–
J. M. Hayes II	–
Robert E. Hood	–
B. Alex Hyman	–
Deadra L. Jefferson	–
R. K. Kelly	–
Milton G. Kimpson	–
Grace G. Knie	–
Debra R. McCaslin	–
Jennifer B. McCoy	–
Charles J. McCutchen	–
George M. McFaddin Jr.	–
Thomas W. McGee III	–
R. L. McIntosh	–
William A. McKinnon	–
Walton J. McLeod IV	–
William C. McMaster III	–
Jane H. Merrill	–
G. D. Morgan Jr.	–
Carmen T. Mullen	–
Maite Murphy	–
Jocelyn Newman	–
Courtney Clyburn Pope	–
Martha M. Rivers	–
Thomas J. Rode	–
Jessica A. Salvini	–
William H. Seals Jr.	–
Misti H. Shelton	–
R. S. Sprouse	–
Christopher D. Taylor	–
Heath P. Taylor	–
Dale E. Van Slambrook	–
Eugene P. Warr Jr.	–
Roger M. Young Sr.	–

Former judges

No former judges on record.

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the South Carolina Circuit Court are elected by the state legislature to 10-year terms. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: South Carolina Judicial Branch, Circuit Court Judges; selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-07-02. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).